2006 Superbike World Championship
Preview: Round 8, Brands Hatch, 6th August
TEAM ALSTARE ENCOURAGED AFTER BRNO.
The last round at Brno, was a very strong one for Team Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra and particularly for Yukio Kagayama. The
Japanese rider returned from a short trip home, fit and refreshed
and took Brno by storm, winning both races - his first ever
WSBK double. Despite problems in qualifying Troy Corser put
in a couple of solid finishes, taking a fifth in race one
and a fourth in race two. Fortified and encouraged by events
in the Czech Republic, Team Alstare are ready to carry on
the good work at Brands Hatch, an event that is now much more
then just another round in the calendar. Brands Hatch’s
unique setting and layout always provides close-quarter action
and it is arguably the best-attended event in the calendar.
Last year Troy won the first race and finished second in the
other, with Yukio scoring a lowly pair of ninths. This year,
both riders will be going all-out for podium places, with
Yukio particularly eager to do well in front of all his British
fans.
TROY
Brands is not just another round of the championship anymore
- it’s an event! The place has a fantastic atmosphere
because the crowd are so close to the track and sometimes
you can almost feel them breathing down your neck! It’s
quite a technical track and not the easiest place for overtaking,
so a good grid place is pretty much crucial. I wasn’t
happy with Brno, so Brands will be a good chance for me to
get some good results and keep up the momentum in the championship.
Obviously, we all need Bayliss to make a slip-up or two, but
otherwise there’s going to be a very big battle for
second spot.
YUKIO
I was so happy after Brno and now I am looking forward to
Brands Hatch so much because of the years I raced in England,
I have many British fans and I want to do well for them -
not like last year! Brands is a special place and maybe the
best WSBK event of the year because of all the fans and the
big atmosphere. Now that I am almost back to full fitness,
I want another couple of good results at Brands Hatch. I am
not sure that it will be possible to do another double, but
I will be trying my hardest - as usual.
2005 results
Race 1: 1 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 2
Haga (J-Yamaha), 3 Laconi (F-Kawasaki), 9 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra),
Race 2: 1 Haga, 2 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra),
3 Vermeulen (Aus-Honda), 9 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra),
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